News Bulletin 6 July 2012

The government has been accused of dragging its feet over a change to the law which would improve free speech, by removing the word insulting from Section 5 of the Public Order Act — New Government plans to reform the House of Lords, has revealed that the proportion of Church of England Bishops is set for a further cut — Conservative MP David Mowat, says he favours gay marriage, but wants David Cameron to drop the proposal because it is alienating the party’s core voters — Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said he wants to allow gay weddings in churches — A Divorce App is being developed as part of a multi-million-pound scheme aimed at couples trying to end their marriage — Women in London are being encouraged to stock up on the morning-after pill for free, in preparation for disruption caused by this summer’s Olympic Games — A Christian pre-school in Norwich has been commended by an Ofsted inspector for being ‘the most harmonious setting she had ever visited’ — And a hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne has replaced traditional copies of the Gideon’s Bible with a Kindle e-reader, pre-loaded with the Bible text.